Protesters demand the release of head of government Aung San Suu Kyi outside the Burmese embassy in Bangkok on February 1, 2021. -

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The reactions were not long in coming… The coup d'état perpetrated on Monday in Burma by the army, which arrested the head of the civilian government Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders, led to a shower of condemnations throughout the world.

Small selection of the many international reactions.

  • UN

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres "strongly" condemns the military arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders.

With "the declaration of the transfer of all legislative, executive and judicial powers to the military", "these developments are a heavy blow to democratic reforms in Burma".

  • European Union

The President of the European Council Charles Michel “strongly” condemns the coup and demands on Twitter “the immediate release” of those arrested, calling for respect for the result of the elections.

The Burmese people “want democracy.

The EU is with him ”, tweets the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel.

I strongly condemn the coup carried out by the #Myanmar military and call for the immediate release of those detained.



Election results and constitution must be respected.



Myanmar's people want democracy.

The EU stands with them.

- Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) February 1, 2021

  • China

Beijing calls on Burmese political actors to "settle their differences within the framework of the Constitution and laws in order to maintain political and social stability," according to Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for Chinese diplomacy.

  • United States

"The United States is opposed to any attempt to modify the results of the recent elections or to obstruct a democratic transition in Burma and will act against those responsible if these measures (the arrests, note) are not abandoned", according to a statement from White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on the military "to release all government officials and civil society leaders and to respect the will of the people of Burma as expressed in the democratic elections on November 8 ".

  • Russia

"We are monitoring very carefully and we are analyzing the situation in Burma," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, "it is very early to give an assessment".

  • France

Paris calls for “the result of the Burmese vote to be respected” and “to discuss with its partners within the framework of international bodies”, according to government spokesman Gabriel Attal.

  • Germany

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas "strongly condemns" the coup and the arrests, calling on "the military to immediately release the arrested members of government and parliament" and to recognize the election results.

  • Italy

Italy "strongly condemns the wave of arrests" and calls for "the immediate release" of all those responsible, according to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“We are worried about this brutal interruption of the democratic transition process” and the outcome of the elections “must be respected”.

  • Spain

The head of the Spanish government Pedro Sánchez “condemns the coup” and calls for “the immediate release of all those arrested and the restoration of the democratic process”, adding: “the Constitution and the electoral results must be respected”.

  • Greece

The Foreign Ministry expresses "its great concern" and calls for "the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other arrested politicians, as well as respect for the democratic will of the people".

  • UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemns the coup and calls for the release of “arrested civilian leaders” including Aung San Suu Kyi, adding on Twitter: “the people's vote must be respected”.

  • Bangladesh

"As an immediate and friendly neighbor, we would like to see peace and stability in Burma", assures the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh which hosts hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Burma, "we hope that the democratic process and the constitutional provisions will be maintained in Burma ”.

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